Baby-led Potty Training

Description

Baby-led potty training, (aka elimination communication) is the ancient art of keeping baby clean and dry. It is practised around the world, notably in Africa, India, and China, and is now a growing movement in the West. Parents and care-givers hold their baby out in a squat position, so that they void outside of their nappy. Parents use timing and routine when deciding when to offer an opportunity, and they also come to recognise their baby's expressions of discomfort and need to toilet, as the communication between them grows.

Amber Hatch founded www.babyledpottytraining.co.uk. She has run free, monthly workshops in Oxford for over five years, and she also offers telephone and skype consultations. Her book "Nappy Free Baby: a practical guide to Baby-led Potty Training from Birth" is due to be published in 2015.